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Hibla

2002 · 105 min

A slow, earnest drama of desire and cultural clash, watching two women drift apart as their choices pull them into tense, sensual entanglements.

Directed by
Yam Laranas
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Maui Taylor, Rica Peralejo, Ricky Davao
Overview
Isabel and Clara are two childhood friends separated by fate. Isabel is a naive provincial lass who works as an indigenous fabric weaver while Clara is the liberated city girl. Clara has gone wild after her mother runs off with another man. The two meet after years of separation when Clara returns to the barrio to visit her father, Roman. But their cultural difference further separates them as Lando, Isabel's boyfriend, enters into the picture. Lando, frustrated with Isabel's conservatism and idealism, turns his attention to Clara, which irked Isabel. Isabel, in turn, seduces Clara's father.

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Directed by
Yam Laranas
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Maui Taylor, Rica Peralejo, Ricky Davao
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • class
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Yam Laranas
Written by
Edgar Ilao, Quark Henares
Starring
Maui Taylor, Rica Peralejo, Ricky Davao, Antonio Aquitania, Tina Monasterio, Renato Del Prado, Mel Kimura, Ma. Arthesa Borja
Runtime
105 min
Country
Philippines
Languages
English, Tagalog

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